Does this fruit kill cancer within 48 hours?

The news keeps spreading like wildfire that there is supposedly a berry that kills cancer within 48 hours.

This news hits like a bomb and gives hope to millions of people: Scientists have apparently found a natural and, above all, highly effective cure for cancer. If you look at shared status posts on Facebook, you might think that a miracle cure for human cancer has been found. But that's not the case.
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We have researched. Our result:

Brisbane (Australia) Dem QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute has succeeded in destroying tumors with the active ingredient EBC-46. An active ingredient from the fruits of the blushwood tree has long-term effects on cancer cells in 70 percent experimental animals killed. The plant is only found in certain regions of the Atherton Tablelands in tropical north Queensland.

Immune reaction is triggered

According to lead researcher Glen Boyle, a single injection directly into melanomas, as well as cancers of the head, neck and intestines in animals, resulted in long-term destruction of the cancer cells in more than 70 percent of cases.

Five minutes after the injection there is a dark red discoloration that looks like a bruise.

“Around 24 hours later, the tumor area turns black. A few days later a crust will become visible. It falls off after about a week and a half. The skin is clear and no tumor is visible anymore,” says Boyle, convinced of the success of using the plant.

The scientist was particularly surprised by the speed of this process.

The experts assume that the drug triggers a cell reaction that interrupts the blood supply to the tumor by opening it. This is why something like a bruise forms on the tumor. This seems to lead to an immune reaction in the body, which then cleanses itself.

No effect on metastases

However, Boyle says there is no evidence that EBC-46 is suitable for treating cancers that have already spread to other parts of the body. The active ingredient is being developed by QBiotics for the treatment of animals and humans. The company is currently investigating whether these plants can also be grown in a plantation.

So is there a cancer cure for everyone or not?

No: With this active ingredient, an interesting and very effective option has been found in which one can imagine that it could also be used specifically for the treatment of some types of cancer once it is ready for the market...
...But: On the one hand, there is the point of "market readiness" .
It would be too good to be true if it were so easy to discover an active ingredient and then bring a drug onto the market shortly afterwards. There is often 10 years of research work or more between the discovery of an active ingredient and the finished drug. Studies must be carried out to ensure that the drug has no or only minor side effects. The active ingredient must be fully researched and understood. Exactly why the tumors are destroyed by EBC-46 is not yet 100% clear, even if there are already various explanatory models. Bringing a drug onto the market too early and potentially endangering human lives would be a risk that no one wants to take. …And: On the other hand, the substance in question is a so-called “protein kinase C activator” (PKC activator). It initiates a process (namely said PKC) that leads to the observed result. The problem is that PKC is involved in many important processes in our cells. So - to put it simply - you have to “aim” very precisely in order to really only “hit” the tumor, otherwise there would possibly be very massive side effects.
So there is still a lot to do. At the moment, however, several large pharmaceutical companies are already involved in financing the research, which certainly gives hope. However, a finished drug is unlikely to be available in the next 10 years.
However, the results of the study look quite promising. What you shouldn't do under any circumstances: go to Australia, look for a tree like this and eat the seeds. (No joke: there have already been corresponding comments and questions elsewhere!). On the one hand, the active ingredient was used in the study in a very pure form (approx. 97% purity) and on the other hand, it was injected directly into the tumor. Attempts to inject it not directly there, but simply subcutaneously (under the skin), produced no reaction. Eating the seeds is therefore definitely not an alternative. This would not work at all because stomach acid would break down the active ingredient before it could be absorbed. In addition, the active ingredient may itself cause cancer - all the more reason to do very thorough research before using it!

Conclusion:

Is there now finally a plant-based alternative to chemotherapy?

Probably not, or at least not yet, since at least with the fruit of the tropical tree Graviola the expected side effects would be simply too serious.
So exactly what is expected of chemotherapy would happen. However, the aforementioned video omitted essential information, which is definitely not in the interests of the potential consumer.
They stir up hope without really being able to offer a remedy. Anyone who has cancer clings to every last straw, no matter how weak or brittle it may be. It's sad that some site operators are hoping to catch likes with this hope. Unfortunately, there is currently no reliable alternative to medical chemotherapy.